M1.7 earthquake 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Dec 7, 2022, 11:48 PM AKST (08:48 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 35 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-08 08:48:26 UTC
- Depth
- 16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.683° N, 146.699° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.927 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.728 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.749 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.652 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.620 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.642 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.550 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1385 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.844 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.546 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.633 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.056 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.056 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.072 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.762 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1382 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.552 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.644 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.857 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.756 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.242 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.658 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.547 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.723 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.830 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.539 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.738 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.162 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.623 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.456 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 2.254 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.513 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.046 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.615 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1370 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.537 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of 131.
Before
- 1.748 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.135 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.648 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1396 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.048 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.532 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.252 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.636 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.620 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.534 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.543 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1402 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
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